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El Portal Middle

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El Portal Middle ranks 1750 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

El Portal Middle is a public school serving 587 students in grades 6-8 within the Escalon Unified School District, which serves the community of Escalon, CA.

The school is currently facing significant academic challenges, with its statewide ranking falling from the 57th percentile to the 37th percentile over the past few years. Test scores in English, Math, and Science are below the state average and also trail behind several nearby schools, such as Elizabeth Ustach Middle and Daniel J. Savage Middle. Performance is uneven across grades, with 6th graders struggling the most, and the school performs below the average for its own district in all core subjects.

Despite these academic trends, El Portal Middle shows some relative strengths, including a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the state average and many area schools like La Loma Junior High. It also operates with a competitive student-teacher ratio while spending significantly less per student than many comparable schools, such as Roosevelt Junior High. The school's performance places it in the lower-middle range among nearby schools, which vary widely from higher-performing to lower-performing options like Cardozo Middle.

587

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,407

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 First St.
Escalon, CA 95320-1508

(209) 838-7095

District: Escalon Unified

Students who attend El Portal Middle usually attend:

High:

Escalon High

Feeder schools for El Portal Middle:

Elementary:	Collegeville Elementary
	Dent Elementary
	Farmington Elementary
	Van Allen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

White:

44.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Listening scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,750^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

939^th of 1,543Escalon Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1750 of 2761	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1338 of 2783	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1202 of 2781	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	1294 of 2740	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	464 of 894	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1412 of 2715	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1358 of 2480	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	1631 of 2508	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	1419 of 2497	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	1607 of 2477	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	996 of 2379	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.4	836 of 2259	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.7	942 of 2236	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.2	1225 of 2179	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	1222 of 2063	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	1082 of 2005	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	759 of 1999	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	730 of 1804	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.6	670 of 1777	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	698 of 1769	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	1147 of 1531	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	201 of 354	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1051 of 1491	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1009 of 1369	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	585 of 1478	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	500 of 1521	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	912 of 1540	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	105 of 363	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	788 of 1442	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	415 of 1364	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1619 of 2533	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1182 of 2551	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	1053 of 2531	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	1096 of 2509	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	372 of 738	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	1267 of 2380	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1321 of 2262	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1693 of 2395	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1412 of 2388	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	1314 of 2374	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1420 of 2359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1450 of 2213	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1484 of 2072	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1755 of 2542	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1487 of 2579	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1390 of 2531	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1646 of 2458	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	486 of 721	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1468 of 2369	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1571 of 2230	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1619 of 2534	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1303 of 2552	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	1163 of 2538	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	1293 of 2527	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	395 of 763	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1332 of 2407	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1260 of 2273	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1362 of 1566	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1066 of 1552	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1337 of 1531	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1158 of 1520	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	836 of 1537	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	840 of 1543	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	821 of 1555	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	902 of 1602	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	821 of 1496	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Writing6%-11 vs state

Overall0%-10 vs state

Listening0%-25 vs state

Reading0%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Portal Middle	Public	6-8	805 First St.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7095	587	30	19.6	55.4%	258 (44.0%)	6 (1.0%)	300 (51.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	32.2	1750^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.6%		44.1	1338^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	412	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	6.3			6.3	0.0			0.0	21.2	21.2	25.0	42.6	30.7	33.2	16.8	25.8	36.0	26.2	$12,407	$731	$11,676
Cardozo Middle	Public	6-8	3525 Santa Fe St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2591	544	28	19.4	82.5%	87 (16.0%)	3 (0.6%)	427 (78.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	21.5	2169^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		20.6	2235^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.7%	66	3.3	7.0	7.7	6.3	13.3	23.3	7.7	15.2	6.7	32.6	7.7	17.0	0.0	4.7	12.8	6.3	12.9	12.9	32.5	36.1	34.4	34.4	13.8	16.3	10.3	13.3	$18,724	$2,613	$16,111
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus	Public	6-8	5041 Toomes Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1633	673	37	18.0	79.8%	107 (15.9%)	18 (2.7%)	466 (69.2%)	45 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	41.7	1443^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		40.4	1445^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.1%	2																	26.5	26.5	43.0	52.2	33.5	42.7	25.9	36.3	21.6	27.7	$19,141	$1,584	$17,557
Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	37.9	1546^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.0%		36.4	1582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	36																	24.1	24.1		41.8	39.0	40.5		28.8	23.8	26.4	$18,353	$2,204	$16,149
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188																	25.2	25.2	35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2	28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$11,079	$786	$10,293
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148																	37.2	37.2	44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4	33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$10,761	$777	$9,984
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81																	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$22,228	$2,950	$19,278
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145																	27.9	27.9	51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9	41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$11,385	$794	$10,591
Oakdale Junior High	Public	7-8	400 Maag Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-2294	780	35	22.0	38.3%	401 (51.4%)	9 (1.2%)	331 (42.4%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.2%)	45.3	1319^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.2%		54.5	1029^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.0%	290																	33.7	33.7		43.8	45.9	44.9		25.9	25.5	25.7	$16,193	$1,059	$15,134
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169																	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$20,472	$2,993	$17,479

Frequently Asked Questions about El Portal Middle

What is the racial makeup of El Portal Middle?

Students at El Portal Middle are 51% Hispanic, 44% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend El Portal Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended El Portal Middle.

What district is El Portal Middle in?

Escalon Unified

Is El Portal Middle a good school?

El Portal Middle ranks 1750^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of El Portal Middle attend?

Students who attend El Portal Middle usually go on to attend Escalon High

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